Why Aneesh Chopra is a Great Choice for Federal CTO — The news has now been leaked that President Obama intends to nominate Aneesh Chopra as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer. The Federal CTO will be an assistant to the President, as well as the Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation — With the process of going through the budget line by line in full swing, the President uses his Weekly Address to give some examples, big and small, of how the Administration is working to cut costs and eliminate waste.

What's up, bot? Google tries new Captcha method — Google has released research results about a new test to foil computers pretending to be humans by requiring them to orient an image so it's upright. — A persistent problem on the Internet is screening out automated computer systems that can be used …

Office 2010: new logo, Outlook, and user interface — Outlook 2010 has been seen out in the wild, courtesy of an anonymous source within the Education team at Microsoft. — This is major news for students as most universities have adopted to Office 2007, which thankfully …

Apple Is Approaching a Defining Moment — Come Wednesday, it will be Apple's turn to discuss its results for the first three months of 2009. But among the crowd of Apple watchers, the discussion has been simmering for months, with the tone shifting from pessimism about recession-whacked sales …

Swedes Demonstrate Against Pirate Bay Verdict — Yesterday, The Pirate Bay Four were sentenced to a year in prison, and on top of that each of them was ordered to pay the entertainment industry $905,000 in damages. The defendants have all anounced that they will appeal, which means that the case is likely to drag on for years.

Silicon Valley unemployment rate jumps to record 11% — Silicon Valley's unemployment rate jumped to a record 11 percent last month, and more than 100,000 people are now unemployed and looking for work in the area, the state reported Friday. The question now is how many more will join them before the recession ends.

Venture Capital Down 50%. It's Not Just the Recession, Folks. — There's a huge difference between what venture capitalists say and what they do. For much of the last decade some of the same partners that keep saying Silicon Valley will never decline as the startup epicenter of the world are spending every month flying to China.

Seesmic Desktop will Destroy Tweetdeck — TweetDeck vs Seesmic Desktop — Up to this point, I have always been a fan of Tweetdeck. I have told quite a plethora of people to download Tweetdeck as soon as they made their first tweet (yes, I do a search on that) .

Software That Guards Virtual Playgrounds — VIRTUAL worlds for children and teenagers — Web sites like Neopets, Club Penguin and Habbo — are a big business. On these sites, children create an avatar and, with it, explore an imaginary universe. They can play games, chat and decorate virtual rooms or other spaces.